Extended Stay America Suites franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.29 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5.5% · % of Gross Room Revenue, due 15th day of following month

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

Property Management System license $2.20/room/month + hosting $1.00/room/month + hosting & support $0.86-$10.67/room/month; IoT device $9.99/month; Canary $500/year

Other fees

System Services 4.5% of Gross Room Revenue; Digital Marketing Commission 5% of Gross Room Revenue delivered via paid digital channels; Agoda Marketing Fee 0.6% of Gross Room Revenue on Agoda reservations

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

New construction: $175,000 - $250,000; Conversion: $0 - $250,000 (Additional Funds - 3 months: salaries, utilities, OS&E replacement and other operating costs for first three months)

Fees sourceFDD p.20 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.29 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average and median Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR and extended-stay occupancy (EsOcc) for owned, franchised and combined hotels; channel contribution, length of stay and B2B mix. No gross sales, revenue per unit, or profit figures.

Reporting period

12 months ended December 31, 2025

Sample

97 franchised hotels open the full year; 304 company-affiliate owned; 401 combined Brand hotels

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.63 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

107

Year-end outlets

120

Net change

+13

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

23

Terminations

1

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

9

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

21

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.73 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

22 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$3,735,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

18 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Extended Stay America Suites franchise cost?

New construction hotel (124 guestrooms), excluding real property: $9,198,390 to $14,299,570; Conversion hotel (100 guestrooms), excluding real property: $210,020 to $4,112,705 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.29 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Extended Stay America Suites owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average and median Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR and extended-stay occupancy (EsOcc) for owned, franchised and combined hotels; channel contribution, length of stay and B2B mix. No gross sales, revenue per unit, or profit figures.. Sample: 97 franchised hotels open the full year; 304 company-affiliate owned; 401 combined Brand hotels. Period: 12 months ended December 31, 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.63 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Extended Stay America Suites?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $3,735,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 18 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗